Commentary for Shabbat 145:5

הניחא אי סבר לה כר' יוחנן דאמר כיון ששגג בכרת אע"פ שהזיד בלאו משכחת לה דידע לה לשבת בלאו אלא אי סבר לה כרשב"ל דאמר עד שישגוג בלאו וכרת דידע לה לשבת במאי דידע לה בתחומין ואליבא דר"ע:

For if we were informed of the first, [it might be argued] there [only] does Raba rule thus, since he did not intend [to perform] a forbidden eating, but if he intended throwing [an object] two [cubits] but throws it four, since four cannot be thrown without two,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in throwing it four cubits he did fulfil his intention. ');">⁷</span> I would say that he agrees with Abaye. And if we were informed of this, [it might be argued] here [only] does Raba rule thus, since he did not intend a four [cubits'] throw; but if he thought it private ground but it was discovered to be public ground, seeing that he intended a four [cubits'] throw, I would say that he agrees with Abaye. Thus they are [all] necessary.

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